It has been questioned whether there are receptors for urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) that facilitate plasminogen activation other than the high affinity uPA receptor (uPAR/CD87) since studies of uPAR knockout mice did not support a major role of uPAR in plasminogen activation...
Keywords: Adhesion receptors / integrins, adhesion molecules, cell migration, Angiogenesis and inhibitors, plasminogen activators
03/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerEcholucent carotid plaques are associated with high risk for future ischemic cerebrovascular events independent of the degree of stenosis...
Keywords: atherosclerosis, ultrasound / diagnosis, von Willebrand factor, plasminogen activators, Cerebrovascular disease
07/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThe role of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) apoptosis mediated by plasminogen activation was studied with the use of aorticVSMC derived from mice with deficiency of PAI-1 (PAI-1 -/- ), tissue-type (t-PA -/- ) or urokinase-type (u-PA -/- ) plasminogen activator or from wildtype (WT) mice with corresponding genetic background...
Keywords: Apoptosis, proteolysis / pericellular, plasminogen activators, plasminogen activator inhibitors, plasminogen (-fragments)
11/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Schattauer